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give

/ɡɪv/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To transfer possession of something to someone else.

    - "She gave him a gift for his birthday."
    - "The teacher gave the students an extra hour to finish the test."
  • Verb

    To bestow a gift, honor, or other benefit.

    - "The king gave his blessing to the people."
    - "The company gave a generous donation to charity."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɡɪv/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9028018"
  2. /ɡɪv/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=252389"
Antonyms

resist , get , obtain , receive , take
Synonyms

bend , cede , flex , move , yield , estimate , guess , predict
Rhymes
Words rhyming with give
grieve , ieve , leave , receive , deceive
Variants
List of all variants of give that leads to same result
gave , gave birth , gave birth to , gave chase , gave ground , gave of , gave place to , gave rise to , gave the gun , gave the lie to , gave tongue , gave way , give , give a good account of , give birth , give birth to , give chase , give ground , give of , give or take , give place to , give rise to , give the gun , give the lie to , give tongue , give way , given , given birth , given birth to , given chase , given ground , given of , given place to , given rise to , given the gun , given the lie to , given tongue , given way , gives , gives birth , gives birth to , gives chase , gives ground , gives of , gives place to , gives rise to , gives the gun , gives the lie to , gives tongue , gives way , giving , giving birth , giving birth to , giving chase , giving ground , giving of , giving place to , giving rise to , giving the gun , giving the lie to , giving tongue , giving way , gie , gied , gieing , gies , give-and-go , give-and-goes , give-and-gos , give-and-take , give-and-takes , gave away , give away , given away , gives away , giving away , gave back , give back , given back , gives back , giving back , gave in , give in , given in , gives in , giving in , gave off , give off , given off , gives off , giving off
Forms
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gave, gives, gave, giving

Etymology
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Old English giefan, related to geoguan ‘to receive’.

Trivia
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  1. The English word 'give' comes from the Old English word 'giefan', which means 'to receive'.

  2. The word 'give' appears 364 times in the Bible.

  3. In ancient Rome, a person would give a 'testamentum' or 'last will' to someone they trusted before going to war or on a long journey.

Related Concepts
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  1. Generosity: The quality of being kind and generous, willing to give or share.

  2. Altruism: Unselfish concern for the welfare of others.

Culture
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The concept of giving is deeply rooted in various cultures and religions, often associated with generosity, kindness, and altruism.

How to Memorize "give"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person handing an object to another person.
    - Visualize the transfer of ownership.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'give' with the act of giving a gift.
    - Think of someone giving a present.

  3. mnemonics

    - G – Generous I – Individual V – Voluntarily E – Exchanges S – Something

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